Never Met Robertson Linked to Graziani Shooting
Two Charleston men Bernard Brumfield and Claude Truslow testified they did not participate in the April 1972 shooting of former state Assistant Atty. Gen. Phillip Graziani and denied ever meeting former Atty. Gen. C. Donald Robertson. They, along with George Davidson, face obstruction of justice charges in the case connected to a bribery scheme involving Robertson and James Haught.
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Charleston
W.va
Atty
Phillip J. Graziani
Bernard Lee Brumfield
Claude Weldon Truslow
Donald Robertson
Brumfield
Truslow
George Thomas Davidson
Richard Jordan Eager
Trus
Arrest Of 3 May Have Solved Theft Cases
Three adults and two juveniles were arrested in two theft gangs solving 36 theft cases across Cedar Bluff Abbs Valley Boissevain Pocahontas and Richlands areas of Tazewell County. Over $2 000 in merchandise recovered with $300 still missing. Officers Hypes Caudill credited for joint investigations. Suspects remanded to jail pending juvenile proceedings and bonds. A separate note mentions a Red Sea sale toxin harming marine life and repelling sharks.
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Tazewell County
Larry Hypes
H. S. Caudill
West End
Danny Wayne Cochran
Frank Scarbury
Rt. 1
Cedar Bluff
Caudill
Baptist Valley
Richlands
Hypes
Abbs Valley
Boissevain
Pocahontas
Sid Harmon
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Local Notice Summary
Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscriptions and advertising details with rates for West Virginia and other zones. The notice cites publishing location 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and AP membership for news dispatches.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation Advertising
Mathews
Shannon & Cullen Telephone
Deaths and funerals in Blue Ridge region
Cleo Baxter Brown 53 of Swords Creek Va died on arrival after a heart attack. Survived by widow Beulah Dye Brown daughter Angela Lynn Brown two sons Danny and Roger Brown siblings and grandchildren. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday Hurst-Scott Richlands with burial Greenhills Memory Gardens. Harrison Carter 76 of Fincastle Va died in Roanoke hospital after long illness. Burial Maple Hill Bluefield. Mrs Maxie Mullins 64 of Cincinnati Ohio former Dickenson County list survivors five daughters two sons, twenty grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Sunday in Haysi home of Pricey Fuller. Roselawn burial. Mrs Ethel Faith Cole 77 of Montcalm died in Glenwood Park Nursing Home. Survivors include three daughters one sister five grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Cravens-Shires Bluewell with Roselawn burial.
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Cleo B. Brown
Cleo Baxter Brown
Swords Creek
Richlands
William H
Lucy Whited Brown
Beulah Dye Brown
Angela Lynn Brown
Lebanon, Va
Danny Brown
Roger Brown
Lydia Brown
Mamie Ray
Crestline
Ohio
Ada Reedy
Davin
Venia Jones
Cedar Bluff
Idiana Perkins
Mansfield
Truell Brown
Kyle Brown
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Ancil Childress
Grat Horton
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Maxie Mullins
Cincinnati
Dickenson County
Evelyn Rose
Norma Grant
Sterling Park
Glenda Sykes
Detroit
Mich
Sandra Puckett
Maryland
Katy Mowlin
Hampton
All Mullins
Tony Mullins
Fred
Jim
Dewey Fuller
Haysi
Dora Wallace
Maude Mullins
Margie Mullins
Flora Mullins
Pricey Fuller
Bruce Mullins
Frank O'Quinn
Fuller Family
Ethel Faith Cole
Montcalm
Glenwood Park
Paducah
Jehovah Witnesses Church
Roy Cole
Ruth E. Stoff
Tustin
Calif
Frances E. Cole
Marjorie Reiter
Dayton
Alice Beyer
Robert Vaden
Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Funeral services set for George Dickerson Thornhill
Funeral services for George Mossi Dickerson 78 of Thornhill who died Thursday in a Bluefield hospital after a brief illness will be conducted by Stevens Rev R M Harris and Rev J J Howard. Burial follows at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. He was born in Bedford City Virginia son of the late Sam and Nannie Johnson Dickerson. A resident for 50 years he was a retired Pocahontas Fuel Co. employee and a member of UMW Local Union 59 McComas. He was survived by a step son and was predeceased by another. Pallbearers include Walter Lawson Sr Mike Lawson Charlie Eanes Robert Buchanan Clarence Buchanan and Clarence Buchanan Jr. Honorary pallbearers Grady Lawson H M Kenneth John Saulters Robert Johnson W G Hill Cephas Byrd. Flowerbearers listed. Friends may call Lugo's Funeral Service Bluefield today 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church one hour before services.
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Harrison Carter
Fincastle
Bluefield
Roanoke
Carter
Virginia Fleenor Carter
Philadelphia Electric Company
Methodists
Beulah Goforth Carter
Louise Riley
Belaire
Lorraine Carter
Hallie Newman
Margaret Rhodes
Alexandria
Robert Carter
Salem
Fulton Carter
Buchanan
Midway Church of Christ
Tom Brown
Maple Hill Cemetery
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
George (Mossi) Dickerson
Thornhill
Stevens
R. M. Harris
J. J. Howard
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bedford City
Sam and
Nannie Johnson Dickerson
Pocahontas Fuel Co
UMW
McComas
Marthage
Willias Thornhill
Walter Lawson Sr
Mike Lawson
Charlie Eanes
Robert Buchanan
Clarence Buchanan
Clarence Buchanan Jr
Grady Lawson
H. M. Kenneth
John Saulters
Robert Johnson
W. G. Hill
Cephas_ Byrd
Thelma Lawson
Mary Saulters
Ruth Buchanan
Missouri Lawson
Virginia Robinson
Lucille Hill
Lugo
Obituary: Bertha Welch of Boissevain Dies at 68
Bertha Welch 68 of Boissevain Va died after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. She was born in Boissevain the daughter of James Edward and Mary Groseclose. She was a Boissevain United Methodist Church member. Her husband Reed Welch died in 1960. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm at the Boissevain United Methodist Church conducted by Dr Ted R Cook Rev David Gilley and Rev J A Byrd. Burial Groseclose family cemetery Boissevain. Pallbearers listed. Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home in Pocahontas Va. after 2 pm today. Thomas K Reece 55 of Havaco Va died Friday in Welch. He was son of Mrs Janie Reece Hillsville Va and the late William Floyd Reece. Survivors include widow Virginia Reece two sons David and Darrell two daughters Cynthia Sams Kalamazoo Mich one sister Edna Smith Hillsville and three brothers Posey Clarence and James. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Gearing Witten Funeral Home Welch.
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Bertha Welch
Boissevain
Bluefield
James Edward
Mary Elizabeth Havens Groseclose
Walter Sayers
Wes Edwards
Harold Welch
Jack Brooks
Carlie Groseclose
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union
Pocahontas
Thomas K. Reece
Havaco
Welch
Janie Reece
Hillsville
William Floyd Reece
Virginia Reece
Cynthia Sams
Kalamazoo
Mich
David
Darrell Reece
James Reece
Havace
Posey and
Clarence
Edna Smith
Gearing-Witten Funeral Home
Memorial for Gwendolyn Woodson, longtime teacher
Miss Gwendolyn Mae Woodson 67 of Charleston formerly Princeton died at home Friday after brief illness. Retired Mercer and Kanawha County teacher with deep community ties. Survived by two sisters Ruth Woodson and Mrs Leonard Hoke, and brother Juden Earl Woodson Jr. Funeral Monday 11 a.m. at Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home. Burial Sunset Memorial Park South Charleston.
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Gwendolyn Mae Woodson
Charleston
Princeton
Mercer County
Kanawha
Baptist Temple
Concord College
Charleston Womans Club
American Association of University Woman
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority
National Retired Teachers Association
The
American Association of Retired Persons
Kanawha County Retired Teachers Association
Ruth Woodosn
Leonard I. Hoke
Nitro
Juden Earl Woodson Jr
Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home
Follo
Sunset Memorial Park
South
Mrs Naomi Anderson dies at 65 in Pipestem
Naomi Anderson of Pipestem 65 died Friday in a Hinton hospital after a long illness. Born in Speedway she was daughter of the late John L. Bowles and Roxie Bowles. She taught in Mercer and Summers districts until 1971. Survived by daughter Patricia, sister Odell Davis, brother Jesse Bowles. Services Monday 2 p.m. at Serena Methodist Church Rev. A J Young officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Meadows Funeral Home, Hinton, in charge.
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Naomi Anderson
Pipestem
Hinton
Speedway
John L
Roxie Bowles
Mercer County
Summers County
Concord College
West Virginia University
Curtis Anderson
Patricia Carol Anderson
Odell Davis
May
Jesse Bowles
Cleveland
Ohio
Serena Methodist Church
A. J. Young
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton
Meadows Funeral Home
Willie Kelly Bondi dies in San Jose at 81
Willie Kelly Bondi 81, long time Freeman resident, died Thursday in San Jose California. Surviving are two sons W P ap of Long Beach and T R Bauquess of Oroville. a daughter Elizabeth of Arcata. Paul Kelly of Rock and Roy Kelly of Rocky Mount. a sister Mable Light of Florida. Funeral home Rancadore and Alameda to handle arrangements with burial in San Jose.
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Willie Kelly Bonds
Willie Kelly Bondi
San Jose
Calif
Freeman
John and Maude Caldwell Kelly
W. P. Ap
Long Beach
T. R. Bauquess
Oroville
Elizabeth
Arcata
Kelly
Paul Kelly
Rock
Roy Kelly
Rocky Mount
Mable Light
Florida
Rancadore and Alameda Funeral Home
Ezra Levi Taylor 87 Montcalm Miner and UMWA Member
Ezra Levi Taylor 87 of Montcalm died at home after a long illness. A retired miner and UMWA Local member from Goodwill, he lived in Montcalm for 40 years. Survived by daughters Haden Spaulding Crystal Levert Hill Norfolk Md and Maggie Jane Taylor Elkton Md a son Henry Taylor Montcalm three sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements are pending at Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell.
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Ezra Levi Taylor
Montcalm
Goodwill
Willby Taylor
UMWA
Haden Spaulding
Crystal
Levert Hill
Norfolk
Maggie Jane Taylor
Elkton
Henry Taylor
Maggie
Essie Hartwell
Lillie Hollar
Bluefield
Cletis Taylor
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Clifford Hamm Dies of Apparent Heart Attack in Bluefield
Clifford Hamm, 60, of 303 Third Street Bluefield died on arrival at a local hospital Friday from an apparent heart attack. He was in state at Graham Funeral Home in Bluefield Va where friends may call after 5 p.m.
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Clifford Hamm
Third Street
Bluefield
Graham Funeral Home
Mrs Bertha Kessinger Dies After Long Illness at Princeton
Mrs Bertha Kirk Kessinger 8&4 of Princeton died Friday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Walter O. Kessinger. Body incomplete at George W Seaver Mortuary in Princeton.
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Bertha Kirk Kessinger
Princeton
Beckley Hospital
Walter O. Kessinger
George W. Seaver
Hershell E. Goode Dies at 75 in Beckley
Hershell E. Goode, 75, of Glen Morgan and formerly of Athens, died Friday in Beckley. Funeral arrangements are pending with local authorities. The deceased was known in the community for his years of service and family ties in the area.
Kelly Blevins dies after short illness near Jaeger
Kelly Blevins 72 of Lick Branch near Jaeger died Friday in a Welch hospital after a brief illness. The body was incomplete at Fanning Funeral Home in Jaeger.
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Kelly Blevins
Lick Branch
Jaeger
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Mrs Marie H Shutt 64 Bishop Virginia dies at home
Marie H Shutt of Bishop Virginia died Friday at her home after a short illness. She was born in West Virginia to Ambrose and Janie Shrewsbury Shrewsbury. Survived by husband L R Shutt three sons Bill Reginald Shutt of Bishop and Robert Shutt of Denver Colorado one daughter Dorothy Newton of Virginia Beach one brother H L Bowling of Bishop and one sister Mrs Williams of Richmond. Cremation or funeral home arrangements incomplete at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell Virginia
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Marie H. Shutt
Bishop
West Virginia
Ambrose and
Janie Bowling Shrewsbury
Herusband
L. R. Shutt
Bill
Reginald Shutt
Robert Shutt
Denver
Colo
Dorothy Newton
Virginia Beach
H. L. Bowling
Funeral for Barbara C Tibbs of Fort Wayne and Bluefield
Mrs Barbara C Tibbs 30 of Fort Wayne Ind and formerly Bluefield Va funeral services held today at Memorial Baptist Church Bluefield with Rev Charles Addington officiating. Burial followed at Valley Vista Cemetery on Bluefield Tazewell Road pallbearers listed and Eyortuary in Bluefield Va in charge of arrangements.
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Tibbs
Barbara C
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bluefield
Memorial Baptist Church
Charles Addington
Valley Vista
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Vernon R. McDaniel
Phillip Earls
Harold Earls
Eunice Cundiff
Donald Carbaugh
William Kinzer
Henry Leedy
Eyort
Joint Rites Set Sunday for Capels Couple
Funeral services for Robert Tate 27 and Barbara Ann Tate 20 will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Royal Baptist Church Capels with three ministers officiating. Burials follow at Restlawn Memorial Gardens Littlesburg. Police say Tate strangled his wife and then killed himself with a shotgun as officers arrived.
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Capels
Robert Tate
Barbara Ann Tate
Royal Baptist Church
Charles Whitted
T. L. Winfrey
Joe Thompson
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg
Tate
Detroit
Mich
Edward McDaniels
Darrell McDaniels
Rita Valentine
Rita Allison
Gary
Debra McDaniels
Sharon McDaniels
Dorothy Branch
Welch
Semet-Solvay Corporation
Willie Tate
Cleveland
Ohio
George Tate
Ellis Ray Tate
Elkhorn
Herbert Eugene Tate
Dennis Ray Tate
Capell
David Tate
Virginia
Roberta Gillard
New York
N. Y
Vera Mae Leggett
Burlington
Page Funeral Home
Barnes Rites Slated Sunday
Funeral services are planned for Luther Phillip Barnes 25 of Richlands Virginia who died Thursday in a fall at Tiller Mine No 15 Jewell Ridge. He served in the U S Navy and was a veteran of the Viet Nam era. He was a ventilation worker for Jewell Ridge Coal and a member of UMWA Local 6167 and Richlands United Methodist Church. Burial follows at Greenhills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers are listed and honorary pallbearers include company employees. Friends may call at Hurst Scott Funeral Home.
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Luther Phillip Barnes
Richlands
Tiller Mine
Jewell Ridge
Richlands United First Methodist Church
Mye
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Luther
Margaret Meadows Barnes
Richlands High School
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
UMWA
U.S. Navy
Magnate McDonough’s Ireland Castle Sale and Business Empire
Magnate McDonough owns Endicott Johnson shoe company employing about 8 000 and valued above 60. He controls Dromoland Castle in Ireland on a 1 500 acre estate near Shannon Airport. He bought the castle after a casual tip in 1961 paying 350 000 and has since invested about 2 million. He favors rapid decisions.
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McDonough
Endicott-Johnson
Dromoland Castle
Ireland
Shannon
New York
McDon
Bramwell Girl Placed On Probation By Katz
A 13-year-old Bramwell girl linked to a fatal stabbing pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and received a one-to-five year suspended sentence and a three-year probation under Judge Jerome Katz. She will live at and attend Davis Lewisburg under court supervision for the probation period. The court noted no incarceration was necessary and urged removal of racial tensions while stressing the act was not premeditated.
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Bramwell
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Jerome Katz
Katz
Marlene Sexton
Davis
Sexton
Joseph Harrell
Wanda
Mercer County
David J. Muskera
Area Vista
Marlene
Miss Sexton
Lewisburg
Charles Smith
Owen Griffith
E. D. Wells
Princeton City Manager Southern’s tenure noted in history
Southern served as Princeton City Manager since August 1970 with a salary of 17 277 84 in the last fiscal year. He is the seventh man to fill the post since 1955 when Princeton moved to the city manager system. His three year term this month ranks as the second longest behind James Lord who led from 1959 to 1964.
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Southern
Princeton
James Lord
Minnesota
Moore cites steady unemployment and manufacturing gains
Moore reports a 5.9 percent jobless rate, up from 5.4 and 6.8 a year ago. He notes manufacturing employment reached 126,900 in June, a 3.7 percent year rise, while West Virginia's decline in manufacturing helps his 1972 re election bid. Bolen's Regents term ends June 30 as a decision on his replacement awaits. Moore plans talks with Bolen next week.
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Moore
West Virginia
Bolen
Board of Regents
Gulf Admits Nixon Gift to Nixon Campaign
Gulf Oil Corp said it contributed 100000 dollars to President Nixon's 1972 reelection effort under political pressure. Federal law bans corporate political contributions and Gulf issued a one page statement with no further comment.
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Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corp
Nixon
Gulf
Nixon Mulls Watergate Reply In Shape Of Address Or Conference
President Nixon, at Camp David, works with Patrick Buchanan and J Fred Buzhardt on a promised response to Watergate revelations. A midweek Washington speech or televised address is anticipated while a White House press conference remains possible before his California trip. The plan signals a public stand as Senate hearings unfold.
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Camp David
Nixon
White House
Senate
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Patrick Buchanan
Watergate
J. Fred Buzhardt
California
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